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Another ORC $20,000 liquor bust at Ralph's grocery stores in Southern Calif.
Kroger's ORC team hits again Officers arrived at the Ralph's Grocery
store and contacted Dominique Clayton, 22, as he attempted to get into his
vehicle. The suspect was arrested for burglary and several bottles of alcohol,
worth $132, were recovered. During a search of the suspect's vehicle $1,200
worth of alcohol, confirmed stolen from Ralph's by UPC barcode labels, was
recovered in the trunk. The suspect was later identified in a series of alcohol
thefts related to organized retail crime in which in excess of $20,000 worth of
alcohol had been stolen during the last five months in four different Southern
California counties. Ralph's Organized Retail Crime Investigators became
involved in the investigation and the suspect admitted to alcohol thefts for the
last three years. (Source
myvalleynews.com)
DC man charged with 26 counts of theft, credit card fraud
Washington, D.C., man is charged with 26 counts of theft and related charges for
what the state calls an “elaborate scheme” in which he used stolen credit cards
to purchase gift cards and consumer goods. (Source
carrollcountytimes.com)
Manchester police bust female fraudster shipping goods overseas to Ghana
Manchester police arrested a woman who fraudulently used credit cards at big box
stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, then shipped goods overseas. Theresa L.
Powell, 51, Ewing Township was charged with credit card fraud and identity theft
following a multi-jurisdictional investigation which included: Manchester
Township Police, Logan Township Police and West Windsor Township Police.
(Source
patch.com)
Chesterfield, Va., looking for two females hitting 'tons of stores' with stolen
credit cards Police say they hit Target, Hollister, Bath and Body
Works- even Macy's. Then police say the duo went shopping at Short Pump, hitting
up Macy's, Nordstrom, and even Toys R Us- racking up $3,800 on the stolen credit
cards. (Source
nbc12.com)
 Why
Theft Ring is Targeting Trader Joe's Stores in California At least
three agencies -- the LAPD, the San Diego PD, and the Ventura County Sheriff's
Department -- are trying to stop a supermarket theft ring. Armed with nothing
more than a common reusable shopping bag, a ring of thieves is stealing shoppers
wallets--and identities--using a clever bag trick, at a growing number of
Southern California supermarkets, an NBC4 I-Team investigation has found. "It's
a nightmare. It's an ongoing nightmare," says Martha, who asked us not to use
her last name. The thieves swiped Martha's wallet from her purse, which she put
in her cart at Whole Foods in Del Mar. Surveillance video obtained by the I-Team
shows how it happened. A male suspect sidles up to Martha's cart, and as she
turned her head to look at a display, the suspect sticks his hand in her purse,
blocking her view of the cart with a reusable shopping bag.
(Source
nbclosangeles.com)
Longview, WA couple stole $10,000 of liquor from Kelso Safeway
Longview couple allegedly stole $10,000 of whiskey from the Kelso Safeway during
a six-month period. Gregory A. Stack, 57, and Lanette M. Stack., 54, haven’t
been charged yet but confessed when interviewed by police, according to Kelso
police reports. Their information has been forwarded to prosecutors, and they
were released by police on their own recognizance for now. Police stopped the
Stacks on Wednesday in the Safeway parking lot after the store's security staff
called them. Officers reported finding a bottle of Gentleman Jack whiskey under
a purse in the couple’s shopping cart. The rest of the groceries had been paid
for. Lanette Stack said they’d forgot to pay for the liquor, but store security
told police they had tapes showing the couple doing this many times before.
(Source
tdn.com)
One female busted one still on the run after hitting Walmart for over $30,000 in
refund fraud in Madison County, N.Y.
NYC man faces Federal charges after hitting Target and Walmart stores for
$156,000 in gift cards using stolen credit cards in Rhode Island
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